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DictionaryroodLand measure
noun

rood

An old unit of land area equal to a quarter of an acre.

The old deed lists the garden's area as one rood.

Etymology
roodOld Englishrod; pole

Old English rōd meant a rod or pole. The measuring implement’s name extended to a land measure, standardized as a quarter of an acre.

More examples

  • Four roods make one acre.
  • She converts the parcel's two roods into half an acre.
  • The survey records a meadow of three roods.

Forms

rood · roods

Similar words

acre
A land-area unit equal to four roods, still commonly used.
hectare
A metric land-area unit equal to 10,000 square meters.